The Best of British Fantasy 2019

Editor Jared Shurin has determined to uncover the very best work published by British and British-based authors in 2019, ending up with as diverse and surprising a set of stories as you are likely to find anywhere. Full of wonder, wit, delight and malevolence. These stories range from traditional to contemporary fantasy, written by a mix of established authors and new voices, combining to provide a veritable potpourri of the fantastical.

Introduction – Jared Shurin
A Manual for Avoiding Further Harm from [REDACTED] –
Helen McClory
Tyrannosaurs Bask in the Warmth of the Asteroid – Gareth E. Rees
Burrowing Machines – Sara Saab
Birds Fell From the Sky and Each One Spoke in Your Voice – Kirsty Logan
A Few Things I Miss About Skeletons – Tom Offland
Tilt – Karen Onojaife
Mr Fox – Heather Parry
Joss Papers for Porcelain Ghosts – Eliza Chan
The Fisher – Melanie Harding-Shaw
Canst Thou Draw Out the Leviathan – Christopher Caldwell
What the Sea Reaps, We Must Provide – Eleanor R. Wood
No Children – E. Saxey
The Colossus Stops – Dafydd McKimm
Wake the Dead – Maura McHugh
Why Aren't Millennials Continuing Traditional Worship of the Elder Dark? – Matt Dovey
Demolition – Nick Adams
The Redemption of Billy Zane – Liz Jones
What It Sounds Like When You Fall – Natalia Theodoridou
Competing Before the King – Leila Aboulela
Dem Bones – Lavie Tidhar
Sin Eater – Chikodili Emelumadu
O Cul-de-Sac – Tim Major
Thank God in the Acknowledgements – Jess Brough